Aircraft novelty



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v AIRCRAFT NOVELTY Filed Feb 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Shee l W ATTORNEY;

June 25, 1929. v s, GORDON 1,718.349

AIRCRAFT NOVELTY Filed Feb. 9, 1926 2 SheetsSheet 2 Patented June 25, 1929.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL GORDON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AIRCRAFT NOVELTY.

Application filed February This invention relates to improvements in toy airships, which will. resemble an airship of the rigid dirigible type, commonly known as a Zeppelin, an object of the invention be-- ing to provide a toy which can be manufactured at an extremely low price and sold in vide a toy that will be rigid in construction and which can be easily assembled by any person of average intelligence without the use of implements of any kind to form an interesting attractive toy.

Another object of my invention is to provide means by which the ends of the bag forming portion of my toy airship can be readily and quickly drawn together to form rigid conical points without the aid of glue or other permanent fastenings, said means making it possible to return said bag portion to its knockdown form without destroying or damaging its ends.

A further object of my invention is to provide a car portion consisting of a stamped out blank which can be easily and quickly assembled, and which can be readily attached to the bag portion without the aid of permanent fastenings so that it can be lrnoc red down at will without destroying or damaging any of the points of fastening.

A further object of this invention to provide a device having theproperties and characteristics herein mentioned, and which is at the same time inexpensive and extremely easy to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toy of the type described, which can be readily collapsed so as to occupy a minimum of space and thus facilitate its shipment and the carrying of large quantities thereof within a comparatively small container.

Further, this invention has for its object 9, 1926. Serial No. 87,040.

combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction herein described in the followmg specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, some of which, for the purpose of illustration, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

The invention will first be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more specifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

Attention is now directed to the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side View illustrating my improved toy airship.

Fig. 2 is a View looking at the forward end of same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the stamped out blank which constitutes the car portion of my toy airship;

Fig. 4: is a detail illustrating the method of applying the propeller to the forward end of the car;

Fig. 5 is aplan View of the stamped out blank which constitutes the bag portion of the airship with the means for drawing the ends together threaded in position; said means being two pieces of cord;

Fig. 6 is a detail view looking at the sides of one of the points which form the ends of the sections constituting the bag portion and also-illustrates the method of threading the cord through them';

i Fig. 7 is a. plan View of 'a modified form of blank illustrating how the bag and car are cut from a single sheet of paper; and

Fig. 8 is a central sectional view taken on the line 8 8 when my modified form of airship is assembled.

Numeral 1 represents the bag portion of my toy airship, 2 the car or gondola and 3 the propeller. The bag portion as illustrated in Fig; 5 is cut out of a single sheet of paper or other suitable material and is comprised of the sections 4 which are designated by the scored lines 5, and for the purpose of illustration I have shown eleven; it being readily understood that their number may be increased or decreased to maintain the proper proportion between the diameter and length .cated and cut in two of the sections 4 are the car supports 8 and the tab 9 is provided as a means for attaching the flag 10 as illustrated in Fig; 1.

Referring to Fig. 3, which illustrates the blank for the car, numeral 11 represents the bottom section, 12 the sides, 13 the ends having the slots 14 cut therein for the reception of the locks 15. The portions 16 having the slots 17 cut in them form one half of the car roof and the portions 18 form the other half, having the tabs 19 integral therewith and of such proportions to be caused to enter said slots 17. The car hangers 20 are formed to provide the tabs 21 which are the means of attaching the car to the car supports 8 by causing them to enter the slots 22 cut in said car supports.

The propeller 3 preferably made of a light gauze tin or of any other suitable 'material is mounted upon the imitation wire shaft 23 which is in the form of a cotter pin. The propeller is prevented from coming off the end of the shaft by the looped end thereof and is prevented from coming into contact with the car by means of the ferrule 24. The ends of the wire shaft are inserted in a hole pierced through the portions forming one end of the car and is caused to be held in position by bending its ends over against the inner surface of the car as illustrated in Fig. 4; the point of piercing being indicated by the dot 25. printed or otherwise marked as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Referring to the modification as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. the bag portion is practically the same as that already described herein in connection with my preferredform with the exception of the first section 4 and the overlap section 4, the central portions 26 of which take the place'of the car supports 8 and hang} crs 20: the bag and car in this form being blanked out of one sheet of material. The sections 27 form the sides of the car and the sections 28 the'bottom; one overlapping the other when assembled as illustrated in Fig. 8-. The ends of the car are formed by the sec tions 29 in each of which are cut the two slots 30 for the reception of the tab 31. The car end sections hold the bottom in position by pressing against the bottom end pieces 32.

l-Iaving thus described my improved toy airship in detailI will now describe the method of assembling it.

The bag portion is first bent on each of scored lines 5. The bending being in the same direction on each. line to cause the first section 4 to be brought around to meet and overlap the section 4 and when 111 this position glue may be applied between them or they may be the bag: the shape and appearance of Zeppelin type of airship.

To assemble the car, the sides 12 are first bent upward on scored lines which are rcpresented by the dot and dash lines until they are at right angles to the bottom 11. The extending ent. sections 33 of the bottom are then bent upward at rightangles to the bottom and the end sections 13 are folded inward against them. The locks 15 are then bent inward and their rounded ends are pushed through the slots 14 cut in the end sections 13. With the car in this partly assembled condition the propeller 3 must then be mounted in position. The propeller is slipped on the Wire shaft with the ferrule 24 behind it. A hole is then punched through the end section 13 at the indicated point 25 and through the end section of the bottom. The ends of the wire shaft extending beyond the ferrule are then pushed through this hole and bent at a1 gles to their axis as illustrated in Fig. care being taken however to avoid binding the propeller and preventing it from rota ting by bending; up too much of shaft ends. After having;- mounted the propeller the car roof portions 16 and 18 are bent inward and the tabs 19 of the portions 18 are bent downward at a slight angle and pushed into the slots 1'!" cut in the portions 11; which hold the roof in position. The car now assenr bled and ready to be attached to the bag. This arcoinplished by bending the car hangers 2O outward at a slight angle and I then pushing their integral tabs 21 through the 7 slots 22 cut in the car supports for that purpose and after having glued 1the flag in posi tion on its support 9 the airs p will be completely assembled as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The assembling of the modified form as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is identical with that of the preferred form as far as the bag portion is concerned; the car portion being assembled in the following manner. The two halves of the car are first bent downward and the ends 29 are bent inward. The tabs 31 are then bent inward and they are pushed outward through one of the slots 30 and inward through the other slot, holding the ends securely in position. The extending end pieces 32 are then bent at right angles to their bottom section 28 and then both bottom sections 28 are bent inward and overlapping one anllS other; the one having the extended end pieces being on the outside. This causes said end pieces to slip upward on the inside of the assembled ends which holds the bottom in position; no other means of fastening being required to do so.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statute, I have described my invention together with the construction which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire it understood that my invention is not confined to the particular form shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of myinrention, and therefore, I claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claims, and by means of which, objects of my invention are attained, and new results accomplished, as herein set forth, as it is obvious that the particular embodiments herein shown and described are only some of many that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish these results.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A formed and folded blank having means for securing its sides and ends together in simulation of a dirigible balloon, the said blank having car supports folded outwardly and arranged adjacent to each other, a car, a pair of hangers, one on each side of said car, said car supports and hangers provided with a. plurality of engaging slots and locks adjacent their ends, whereby the car may be attached at separated points on each side of said car.

2. A formed and folded blank having means for securing its sides and ends together in simulation of the gas bag of a dirigible balloon, a second formed and folded blank,

folded in simulation of the car of a dirigible balloon, said first mentioned blank being provided with a pair of downwardly bent, spaced apart, support flanges and said second mentioned blank being provided with a pair of corresponding, upwardly extending hanger flanges, and cooperating means at each end of said flanges to detachably secure said hanger flanges at both ends of said support flanges.

8. A formed and folded blank with means for securing its sides and ends together in simulation of the gas bag of a dirigible balloon, a second formed and folded blank, folded in simulation of the car of a dirigible balloon, said first mentioned blank being provided with a pair of spaced apart, parallel, downwardly bent support flanges and said second blank being provided with a pair of correspondingly spaced apart, parallel upwardly extending hanger flanges, and 00- operating means upon each end of each of said flanges to lock each end of said hanger flanges to the adjacent end of said support flanges.

4. A formed and folded blank with means for securing its sides and ends together in simulation of the gas bag of a dirigible balloon, a second formed and folded blank, folded in simulation of the car of a dirigible balloon, said first mentioned blank being provided with a pair of spaced apart, parallel, downwardly bent support flanges and said second blank being provided with a pair of correspondingly spaced apart, parallel upwardly extending hanger flanges, and cooperating means upon each end of said flanges to lock each end of said hanger flanges to the adjacent end of said support flanges, said cooperating means comprising interengaging tabs and slot-s.

This specification signed this 8th day of I ebrrnu-y, 1926.

SAMUEL GORDON. 

